Shoe polisher



May 6, 1958 E. R. KNOPF SHOE POLISHER Filed Nov. 25, 1955 Fig.2

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5 Went/gen! if United States Patent SHOE POLISHER Ernest Knopf, Clinton,Conn.

Application November 25, 1955, Serial No. 548,819

1 Claim. (Cl. -258) My invention relates to improvements in'shoepolisher. The present application is a continuation in part of my priorapplication Serial No. 435,157 filed on June 8, 1954, and now abandoned.

The implements commonly used for polishing shoes are the shoe polishpaste, the dauber, and the polishing pad or brush. These are usuallyseparate articles, therefore, they are likely to be separated from eachother and displaced. Also, the shoe polish and the dauber, when storedseparately, are apt to soil other objects.

One of the important objects of my invention is to provide a shoepolisher in which the 'box of shoe polish paste, the dauber, and thepolishing pad are utilized in a co-operative manner to offer the bestperformance and the greatest convenience both in operation and storage.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a shoe polisherso constructed that the normal performance of the polishing operationwill necessarily and automatically result in the assembly of said box ofshoe polish paste, dauber, and polishing pad into a compact unit, readyfor storage without the danger of soiling other objects or beingseparated and mislaid.

A further important object of my invention is to provide a shoe polisherin which the deterioration of the shoe polish paste due to drying out isprevented by the special construction of my polishing means whereby thebox containing the shoe polish paste is left uncovered only during thebrief daubing operation and it will be automatically closed up when mydevice is made ready for the polishing operation. Hence, the possibilityof the storing of said paste in an open box is eliminated.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description.

in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, whereinfor the purpose of illustration, is

shown a preferred form of my invention.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my shoe polisher,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the operating handle and the attached daubermeans,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the base of my shoe polisher with theattached open box of shoe polish paste.

in the drawing, wherein like numerals are employed to designate likeparts, the numeral 1 designates the base of the polisher, carrying thepolishing means 2 which, in the preferred form, consists of a pad offelt or sheep wool. It is, however, within the spirit of my invention touse a polishing means consisting of flexible bristles forming a brush.

Base 1 is provided with a circular cavity 3, shown in Figs. 1 and 3,containing an open box of shoe polish paste 4. Said box 4 is secured inthe cavity 3 by means of the spring 5. Said base 1 has also alongitudinal groove 6, extending from the circular cavity 3 to the endof the base 1, which is partially covered by the plate 7. In thepreferred form this plate 7 is utilized also as a name plate. 1

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 8 designates 2,832,983 PatentedMay 6, 1958 2 the operating handle, rectangular in shape, and beingprovided with a recessed resilient pad 9 adapted to cover the box 4 whensaid handle 8 is secured to the base 1.

Carried by said handle 8 is the daubing means consisting of dauber head10 and dauber pad 11. In the assembled shoe polisher, shown in Fig. 1,said dauber means is located in the groove 6, the dauber head 10 beingheld down by the plate 7. The handle 8 is additionally secured to thebase 1 by means of the button type snap lock 12.

One of the important features of my shoe polisher is that the groove 6has suificient depth under the dauber pad 11 to permit the swinging ofthe dauber head 10 and the connected handle 8 around the fulcrum 13 intothe position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, by a downward pressureapplied on the dauber head 10, causing the disengagement of the snaplock 12. The utility of this feature is that it offers an easy and veryconvenient means for the removal of the handle and the daubing meansfrom the base to perform the daubing operation.

'The'operation of my shoe polisher will be as follows: The first step isthe daubing operation. This is accomplished in the following manner. Bypressing the dauber head 10 downwardly the snap lock 12 is released,permitting the removal of the handle 8 and the connected daubing means.Following this the paste is applied to the shoe by means of the dauberpad 11. The next step is the polishing operation. This is done by theuse of the polishing means 2 mounted on the base 1. This base 1,however, is so constructed that it requires the attachment of the handle8 for the convenient performance of thepolishing operation, principally,because without said handle the open paste box 4 would soil the hand ofthe operator. In view of this, the operator is compelled to reassemblemy shoe polisher in order to perform the polishingoperation.

This compulsory assembly of the shoe polisher during the normalperformance of the work is obtained here by providing an operatinghandle 8 which performs three functions: will serve as the handle of thepolishing means, will also serve as the handle of the daubing means, andfurthermore it will serve as the cover of the paste box 4.

This compulsory reassembly of my shoe polisher during its normal use,which constitutes the underlying idea of my invention, has the followingconsequences of great utility value:

The completion of the shoe polishing operation will leave my shoepolisher completely assembled, ready for storage, and without the dangerof soiling other objects.

In the thus assembled shoe polisher the component elements will beproperly locked together, hence, they will not be separated and mislaidin storage.

The box 4 containing the shoe polish paste will remain uncovered onlyduring the brief period of the daubing operation, hence, thedeterioration of the paste due to drying is elfectively prevented.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or thescope of the subjoined claim.

I claim:

A shoe polisher comprising in combination, a polishing means; a basecarrying the said polishing means and being provided with a circularcavity and a conjoint groove having a predetermined depth; an open boxof shoe polish disposed in the said circular cavity; a spring attachedto the said base securing the said box of shoe polish in position in thesaid cavity; a daubing means adapted to be disposed in the said groovewith its operating surface directed toward the bottom of the saidgroove;

an operating handle secured to the said daubing means and being soadapted that when the said daubing means is disposed in the said groovesaid handle functions as a cover for the said open box 6f shoe polishand also functions as the sole handle of the said polishing means, saidhandle having a fulcrum; a locking and unlocking means comprising aplate secured to the said base and partially covering the said grooveand a snap lock secured to the said base near the end of said baseopposite to said groove and having its cooperating element secured tothe said handle, said locking and unlocking means being so adapted thatwhen the daubing means is placed into said groove said plate engages thesaid daubing means and on the application of pressure on the saidh'andlethe said snap lock'secures the said handle and the dauhlng meansto the said base, and when in the thus assembled shoe polisher apressure is applied on the said daubing means it moves downwardlyffintothe groove as permitted by the predetermined depth of the said groove,causing the swinging of the handle angularly around said fulcrum and thedisengagement of the said snap lock and the connected handle from thesaid base.

References Cited in the file of this patent Grodslty Nov. 8, 1932

